Abstract
The alignment of food production systems with the trends and demands of the world population plays an important global role. This study aims to discuss the convergence of trends related to the Brazilian beef cattle supply chain from a food security perspective. Therefore, it includes important reports on the future of this supply chain and its input production, taking on a qualitative approach to consider trends in animal health, genetics, nutrition, forage, and farm machinery in terms of the development of Brazilian agriculture and the future of food and agribusiness. From a managerial point of view, it was possible to provide information capable of leading to a sustainable understanding. Thus, a content analysis of the documents was carried out, coding them through the Sustainable Development Goals and categorizing them by taking into account the 2030 Agenda’s five Ps (people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships). Along this line, the discussion highlights the themes of poverty and climate change, emphasizing them with regard to the categorization social aspects – the P of people). Future trends will require a workforce prepared to deal with the additional limitations that can arise with the use of new technologies as productivity increases.
Highlights
Global beef consumption has increased over the past 50 years
Beef cattle farming plays an important part in this movement; for example, the clearing of new pasture areas has contributed to the increase in the number of farms since 1950
This study aims to discuss the convergence of trends related to the beef cattle supply chain from a food security perspective
Summary
Global beef consumption has increased over the past 50 years. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD, 2019) indicates that world beef production will grow around 1.28% per year until 2027, increasing the total to 79.3 million tons. Brazil will strengthen its position among the main beef producers until 2040 (Embrapa, 2020). The sector seeks to increase production with the use of new technologies and the reduction in area of land used. Beef cattle farming plays an important part in this movement; for example, the clearing of new pasture areas has contributed to the increase in the number of farms since 1950. The areas considered new agricultural frontiers, have directly influenced the expansion of livestock activity, especially the use of the Cerrado region in the Midwest (Embrapa, 2020)
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